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STORY📰 The first @NZAirForce flights of the Antarctic season headed south in recent days, transporting personnel and supplies, and SGT Justin Dark knows what’s in store after his own last-minute deployment to the ice. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/sgt-justin-dar… #NZArmy #Force4NZ

The mountains and tropical valleys of Fiji’s Nausori Highlands provided the ideal grounds for jungle warfare and weapons training during Ex Cartwheel 23. A contingent of 92 @NZArmy personnel took part in the exercise, led by @RFMF_Defence and @USARPAC. nzdf.mil.nz/ex-cartwheel-23

STORY📰 Captain Zarra Houpapa and Major Catherine Dymock are among the latest in a long line of Military Observers sent to the UNTSO by New Zealand since the early 1950s. Read more ⬇️ #NZArmy nzdf.mil.nz/media-centre/n…

This month, soldiers from 2CSSB have been working alongside @USArmy's @3IBCTBroncos in O'ahu, Hawaii undertaking observation of tactical sustainment to combat operations on Ex Bronco Rumble. The purpose was to observe and share how our respective elements operate. #NZArmy

NEWS📢 Defence Minister Andrew Little has turned the first sod to start construction of a new Maintenance Support Facility (MSF) at #BurnhamMilitaryCamp today. This facility will enable us to be better equipped for future challenges. Read more➡️ beehive.govt.nz/release/new-ma… #NZArmy

As part of skills regeneration, officers and soldiers from 3/6 Battalion, RNZIR, spent three days focusing and honing their close country infantry skills. Exercise El-Alamein is the second of three close country exercises conducted this year by 3/6 Battalion. #NZArmy

READ 📖 The latest issue of #ArmyNews is out now! Read about the wide range of exercises our Army has been doing lately – from the heat of Fiji to the snow of Tekapo, and everything in between. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/army-news #NZArmy #Force4NZ

WATCH🎬 To celebrate #MāoriLanguageWeek, our #NZArmyBand perform a cover of ‘Aotearoa’ by Stan Walker, Ria Hall, Troy Kingi & Maisey Rika. We’re proud to celebrate our language, our people, and our country. Kia Kaha te Reo Māori! #NZArmy #ReoMāori youtu.be/DayhEzCydAo

The honoured 💪🇳🇿 See the mana and aroha encompassing our team as they perform ‘Ngā Mātātoa – Unconquered’, the NZDF Invictus haka, to honour and show immeasurable respect to their teammates. #Force4NZ #IG23 @InvictusGamesDE

STORY📰 The Commanding Officer of CRIB 15, the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan reflects on his deployment and the significant contribution NZ made to regional security and the lives of the local people. Read his story ➡ nzdf.mil.nz/crib-15 #NZArmy

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2/2 This exercise requires our trainee medics to put the knowledge they’ve gathered from the past two years into action - a final test ensuring our medical personnel are trained to the max, and ready for the next challenge in their military careers. #NZArmy #Force4NZ

1/2 WATCH🎬 Mass trauma, civilian vehicle accidents, insurgent contact, and field evacuations. Just another day in the field for our trainee medics. Teams responded to trauma scenarios during EX Last Cut in Tekapo. Amongst the snow they rose to the challenge. #NZArmy #Force4NZ

NEWS📢 E Squadron, of 1 NZSAS Regt, has been awarded a Chief of Defence Force Unit Commendation in recognition of its contribution to national security objectives and keeping New Zealanders safe. ➡️nzdf.mil.nz/esqn-commendat… #NZArmy #Force4NZ

WATCH🎬 “I guess I'd kind of forgotten that this year is 20 years, since Matty died." Years after losing his friend in a blue-on-blue incident in Iraq, former @NZArmy SSGT Bob Pearce’s journey has lead him to compete at @InvictusGamesDE. #Force4NZ #IG23 youtu.be/aiLQew2IbT4

READ 📖 The latest issue of #ArmyNews is out. Our soldiers have been on the ground in Australia during multi-national exercise Talisman Sabre, we hear from a former officer about his time in an Afghanistan trauma hospital, and more. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/army-news #NZArmy #Force4NZ

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Suffering in silence💛🇳🇿 In 2008, former Radiographer MAJ (Rtd) Soren Hall deployed to the largest trauma hospital in Afghanistan, at Kandahar Airfield. Through his PTSD battle, Soren is set to compete at @InvictusGamesDE next month. ➡️nzdf.mil.nz/soren-hall-inv… #NZArmy #IG23